turkey asking the united nations to take necessary action to stop the violence in syria. this after the turkish prime minister officer fired a mortar that killed five turkish citizens in a young town including a young boy. today turkey struck back at syria with attacks of its own. and on this day in 1895, the author stephan crane published the iconic civil war novel "the red badge of courage." crane was but 24 years old too young to have experienced the war himself. his tally of a -- tale of a union private made him a national celebrity. among the first novel to take civil soldier. crane reportedly watched football helped him write battle scenes. red badge of courage first occurred as newspaper series before publishers released it in book form. crane died at age 28 after a battle with tuberculosis. he published his master piece 117 years ago today. and now you know the news for this wednesday, october the 3rd, 2012. i'm shepard smith live in